Can I put Froyo on a rooted Nook?

jtpryan · 02-02-2011, 03:56 PM

Now that my CN has been upgraded to 1.1 I have been waiting for an Auto-Nooter to come out. But I recently saw somebody selling (on Craigslist) a rooted CN that claimed to have 2.2.1 loaded on it, which is what I would really want so I can install Flash.

So, can I do this, and how? I always thought I had to wait for the release of Froyo first, then root it.

As an aside, this guy was looking for $400 for this

, a $249 device brand new. Takes all kinds, but I guess that's free enterprise.

-Jim

jasoraso · 02-02-2011, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtpryan

Now that my CN has been upgraded to 1.1 I have been waiting for an Auto-Nooter to come out. But I recently saw somebody selling (on Craigslist) a rooted CN that claimed to have 2.2.1 loaded on it, which is what I would really want so I can install Flash.

So, can I do this, and how? I always thought I had to wait for the release of Froyo first, then root it.

As an aside, this guy was looking for $400 for this

, a $249 device brand new. Takes all kinds, but I guess that's free enterprise.

-Jim

Since you already have the NC, send me $200 and I'll tell you how

It is possible, but it is still "experimental" ... the Froyo is still getting tweaked ... if you haven't jumped in yet, I would suggest you wait ... in a few more days, I think there will be gingerbread (the dev's are just trying to eliminate a few bugs) .. I had some kernel crashes and some "sleep of death" issues. But Flash is great! especially with an overclocked kernel at 1.1ghz ... it runs really well

BUT, if you want to know how - you can find out more at xda-developers or androidcentral - both forums have instructions ... the basic scenario is to install Clockwork recovery (you can use the rom manager app that you can download from the Market to install Clockwork); put the froyo rom on an SD card as a zip file; boot into the recovery (hold the N button down while powering on the Nook); make a backup of your current configuration onto the SD card, then tell clockwork to install the zip file from the SD Card.

If you haven't played w/ Froyo yet, I would suggest you try the installation that installs to your SD card instead. It will be slower, but you will see what is functional etc.; then you can decide if you want to install it to your actual NC.

It really isn't too difficult

jasoraso · 02-02-2011, 04:44 PM

Oh, and auto-nooter just got released for 1.1!
see this thread:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...12#post1374212

jtpryan · 02-02-2011, 04:59 PM

Thanks.

While looking into this I stumbled upon the Honeycomb image thread:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936995

I think I'm going to play with that first. I mean, would it not be best to just wait until the "official" 2.2 release from B&N and once that is out wait for the Auto-nooter for that and install it? In the meantime I can play with the Honeycomb SD image.

Does that make sense?

jasoraso · 02-02-2011, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtpryan

Thanks.

While looking into this I stumbled upon the Honeycomb image thread:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936995

I think I'm going to play with that first. I mean, would it not be best to just wait until the "official" 2.2 release from B&N and once that is out wait for the Auto-nooter for that and install it? In the meantime I can play with the Honeycomb SD image.

Does that make sense?

Yep, you just plug in the honeycomb SD and run it; then reboot to get back to your regular Nook.

jtpryan · 02-03-2011, 11:52 AM

Well, Honycomb is exciting and fun to play with.

But, that being said, I would still like to root my 1.1 CN. My question is, when 2.2 comes out with Flash support and the respective auto-nooter for it, what do I have to do to get that on there?

SCION · 02-03-2011, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtpryan

Well, Honycomb is exciting and fun to play with.

But, that being said, I would still like to root my 1.1 CN. My question is, when 2.2 comes out with Flash support and the respective auto-nooter for it, what do I have to do to get that on there?

Assuming you're rooted with autonooter for 1.1.0, you would return to stock, update, and re-root with the appropriate autonooter.

volwrath · 02-03-2011, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SCION

Assuming you're rooted with autonooter for 1.1.0, you would return to stock, update, and re-root with the appropriate autonooter.

Or I imagine someone will release a pre-rooted version of the update and you can use CWR to simply flash over the update

jtpryan · 02-03-2011, 12:29 PM

That was what I thought. All I would lose would be any apps I installed, correct?

SCION · 02-03-2011, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtpryan

That was what I thought. All I would lose would be any apps I installed, correct?

Not if you back them up. Assuming you got them from the Market, you could download them again as well.

If you use the pre-root method volwrath refers to, all your apps should remain.

02-02-2011, 03:56 PM	#1
jtpryan Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: color nook	Can I put Froyo on a rooted Nook? Now that my CN has been upgraded to 1.1 I have been waiting for an Auto-Nooter to come out. But I recently saw somebody selling (on Craigslist) a rooted CN that claimed to have 2.2.1 loaded on it, which is what I would really want so I can install Flash. So, can I do this, and how? I always thought I had to wait for the release of Froyo first, then root it. As an aside, this guy was looking for $400 for this, a $249 device brand new. Takes all kinds, but I guess that's free enterprise. -Jim

02-02-2011, 04:44 PM	#3
jasoraso Addict Posts: 228 Karma: 1212418 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Nook Touch, Nook Color (rooted) and Samsung Galaxy Nexus	Oh, and auto-nooter just got released for 1.1! see this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...12#post1374212 Last edited by jasoraso; 02-02-2011 at 04:47 PM.

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02-02-2011, 04:59 PM	#4
jtpryan Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: color nook	Thanks. While looking into this I stumbled upon the Honeycomb image thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936995 I think I'm going to play with that first. I mean, would it not be best to just wait until the "official" 2.2 release from B&N and once that is out wait for the Auto-nooter for that and install it? In the meantime I can play with the Honeycomb SD image. Does that make sense?

02-03-2011, 11:52 AM	#6
jtpryan Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: color nook	Well, Honycomb is exciting and fun to play with. But, that being said, I would still like to root my 1.1 CN. My question is, when 2.2 comes out with Flash support and the respective auto-nooter for it, what do I have to do to get that on there?

02-03-2011, 12:29 PM	#9
jtpryan Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: color nook	That was what I thought. All I would lose would be any apps I installed, correct?

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